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Noun
In reality, the slant was just 25 degrees, but even a knoll seems formidable under the strain of psychic baggage.—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024 The knolls are crowned with scrub oak and the slopes are swept bare from a long-ago fire.—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024 Families would spread picnic blankets across the grassy knolls as bikers safely pedaled down paths devoid of cars.—Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 8 July 2024 The left arm heads up a craggy knoll for a short trek to an overlook above Paloma Community Park, a nice little diversion.—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for knoll
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English knol, from Old English cnoll; akin to Old Norse knollr mountaintop
Verb
Middle English, probably alteration of knellen to knell
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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